enticement
/ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /-mənt/ (ame, mw)
enticement — noun
- enticementsingular
- enticementsplural
1. the process of drawing a person toward an action by holding out a reward or enjo
the process of drawing a person toward an action by holding out a reward or enjoyable experience
The app's enticement of teenagers with free skins worried many parents.
enticement of + people + with + reward
By midday, the bakery's enticement of people walking past with warm samples had worked.
Police investigated the enticement of migrant workers through false housing promises.
The summer camp relied on enticement with extra pool time to fill its last spots.
- inducement
more formal and often used in business, policy, or law
- luring
plainer and often slightly more negative in tone
- persuasion
broader and does not require an offered reward
- deterrence
action meant to stop someone from doing something
- warning
tries to keep people away instead of drawing them in
文法句型
the enticement of + people + with + reward
rely on enticement with + reward
enticement through + promise
用法筆記
Often appears in formal or legal-style writing with a pattern like 'the enticement of [people] with [reward]'. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 names the method of drawing people in, while sense 2 names the attractive thing itself.
2. an appealing reward, benefit, or promise used to make someone interested or will
an appealing reward, benefit, or promise used to make someone interested or willing
A free dessert was enough enticement for Mia to try the new cafe.
enough enticement for + person + to-infinitive
For Lucas, the main enticement was a shorter train ride to work.
the main enticement was + noun phrase
The hotel added late checkout as an enticement for families with babies.
Better health cover became a real enticement when Adina compared job offers.
- incentive
more neutral and practical, especially for money or policy
- lure
stronger and more suspicious, as if it may hide a trap
- attraction
broader and can describe natural appeal, not just a planned offer
- drawback
a feature that makes something less appealing
- disincentive
a formal word for something that discourages action
文法句型
an enticement for + person
use + noun + as an enticement
the main enticement was + noun phrase
用法筆記
Usually countable and often follows 'for' or appears after 'be' and 'as'. Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is the reward, benefit, or attractive feature, not the act of persuading.